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On October 21, 1942Β at 1:30am took off from Hickam FieldΒ piloted by Captain William Cherry Jr. (My Husband)Β on a flight over the Pacific Ocean bound for Canton Airfield. Aboard were two passengers: Col. Hans C. Adamson and Captain Edward V. "Eddie" Rickenbacker,Β who were on a Pacific tour to inspect conditions and operations in the South Pacific and deliver a secret message to General Douglas MacArthur.
Flying overnight, the B-17 flew off course due to a navigation error caused by an out of true octant. When they realized they were lost, the bomber flew a box search and shut down the outer no. 1 and no. 4 engines and jettisoned excess equipment and cargo to lighten the bomber and conserve an estimated one hour of fuel while the radio operator Reynolds sent out S.O.S. messages. Meanwhile, the crew put emergency equipment into the radio room with five of the crew and passengers bracing in the compartment for the ditching. Low on fuel the B-17 successfully ditched into a trough between waves. When this bomber failed to arrive it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA).
Afterwards, the U.S. Army searched for more than two weeks for the downed bomber with nil results. The press reported Rickenbacker had died but his wife convinced the military to extend the search for another week.
During the landing, each person suffered minor injuries. Adamson who sustained a sprained back and Reynolds hit his nose. Afterwards, the crew successfully deployed the two life rafts.
Floating at sea, the survivors tied their life rafts together with a 20' length of rope. In the first life raft was Captain Cherry, 2nd Whittaker and Sgt Reynolds. In the second life raft was Col. Adamson, Captain Rickenbacker, Pvt Bartek and Sgt Kaczmarczyk.
On the second day, the crew began taking turns reading bible passages and praying in the morning and evening. For the first five days, the sea was calm and flat. Several of the crew threw away their socks and shoes or did not have hats and quickly became sun burned. The food they had including four oranges they stretched for eight days.
On the eighth day a seagull landed on Rickenbacker's head, and he caught it and the men meticulously divided it equally. Using some of the sea gull as bait, they managed to catch two fish. That evening it rained allowing them to collect some drinking water but the lead raft capsized and they lost their flares, medical kit and other gear.
On the thirteenth day, Kaczmarczyk died from ingesting salt water and from starvation.
Rickenbacker assumed a role of leadership, encouragement, and browbeating to help the others survive, and encouraged them to turn to God for solace and recited Psalm 46. According to Rickenbacker, each of the crew converted to Christianity after the ordeal.
Three of the survivors: Whittaker, De Angelis and Reynolds decided to separated and departed together. Later, they made landfall on a small island and found an abandoned native hut. Later, they were found by natives and taken to an English missionary on the island, until rescued later by a US Navy tender.
On the seventeenth day, they saw an aircraft, but it did not spot them. Over the next two days, other planes were spotted but they did not see the life rafts. On the twentieth day, Cherry choose to separate and pointed his life raft in another direction.
On November 12, 1942 in the evening of the twenty-first day, a U.S. Navy patrol plane spotted the life raft with Lt. Cherry off the coast of Island X near Samoa. He was rescued by a PT Boat.
On November 13, 1942,Β in the evening twenty-two days after ditching a OS2U Kingfisher piloted by Lt. W. F. Eadie and radioman L. H. Boutte spotted the life raft with Rickenbacker, Bartek and Adamson and landed nearby. Already dark, the Kingfisher loaded Bartek inside the c*ckpit and strapped Rickenbacker and Adamson to the wing then taxied on the surface for more than 30 minutes to a PT Boat that took Rickenbacker and Adamson to safety.
When rescued the three were suffering from exposure, dehydration, and starvation and recuperated in the hospital in Pago Pago. After two weeks of recuperation, Rickenbacker flew aboard another bomber complete his mission to deliver the message to General MacArthur.
Afterwards, the crew were returned to the United States. Reynolds was hospitalized in San Francisco. Adamson at Walter Reed Hospital. On December 19, 1942,Β Rickenbacker reported to U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. Their experiences resulted in improved navigation tools for planes and improved survival gear for air crews.